1996 monte carlo, alarm/remote start

look for the wire in the driver kickpanel or at the factory alarm module.Test the wire with a digital meter to find out what polarity it takes to disable the factory alarm.The wiring diagram you could look for it at the vehicle info at the left of the screen under general info.

Im not sure of the color in the monte carlo (should be light green which is a standard GM factory disarm wire -check under vehicle wiring on this site for the color) but there should be a wire in the drivers kick (coming in from the drivers door boot) that will go to ground when you turn the key to the unlock position in the drivers door. That is your factory disarm wire. If you use 2 diodes to split the unlock wire from the aftermarket brain you can hook the one diode to the disarm wire and one to the unlock wire in the car. This will disarm the factory alarm and unlock the doors via the aftermarket alarm. Also to arm the factory alarm you will have to split the lock wire with diodes and hook it up to the doorpin wire and lock wire. This should arm the factory alarm and lock the doors via the aftermarket alarm. Again this is a standard GM thing you can check to see if this will arm the alarm by opening your door, hitting the lock button on the door, closing the door, waiting for 30 seconds or so for the alarm to set then open the door from the inside (not from the key). If the alarm goes off the the previous mentioned way of arming the factory alarm will work just fine.

G'luck

-John

DEI, and my astrochart say....no factory alarm, just lock, unlock, and passkey...!

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Thank you so much KarTuneMan. Your post was really helpfull.

all airbag wires are in yellow protective sleeving so aslong as you stay away from them u should be fine try and get as much info on the wiring as possible on the car you are installing it on first.

good luck with the install

 I was hopping someone had installed or worked on a 1996 chevrolet monte carlo before and knows where is the best part in the firewall to run all of your wires through(security and stereo power)? thank you very much.

Monte Carlo should have the VATS system.  You will need to bypass the system for RS. 

Any RS unit should do as long as it has an activation input.

The Carlo is a pretty easy car to do.  Most pros can have it done in about an hour or so. 

I would recommend the Autopage RS-615 remote start, but our shop only carried Autopage.

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Thank you. Also, how accurate does my multimeter has to be? I know some of them are 1.0% 1.2% 5% wich is better? Also in the meter I have different settings for the ohm 200k, 200, which one should I use?

I am installing a valet remote start (561t) in a 96 chevrolet monte carlo ls with an after market car security (clifford matrix 1). I installed this alarm in the car, I am not a pro but I can follow instructions. But I have some questions about the remote start.

In the installation manual for the 561t unit says something about the factory arm and disarm. first question, I should ignore this right? because my car does not have a factory alarm, it has an after market alarm.

It also says something about ignition output to RF system. As an add-on to an after market security system: If connected, disconnect the ignition/accessory of the remote controled security or keyless entry system. Connect the H1/3 yellow ignition output to the ignition/accessory input of the remote controled security system or keyless entry. The wire will prevent the host system from sensing that the ignition is on during remote start opertion. Second question, What ius this? As I am going to my clifford matrix 1 installation manual I do not see any ignition/accessory wire. Am I just not looking for the right wire? or I do not have one or what? super confused in this part.

Also the remote activation input on the valet remote start needs two pulse activation in order to start, but in my alarm the channel three, which is the one that I am using to controll the r/s says that it only provides this type of pulses, validity, latched. latched/reset with ignition, 30-second timed. will this work for the r/s? or do I need to set the r/s feature to one pulse activation?

In the relay key switch interface of the r/s, do I need to hook up this wires before my after market security system relay? or after? do I need diodes?

The neutral safety switch? where do I find this? is there a wire I do not see on the wiring diagram for the remote start wiring of the monte carlo? I have a shifteer in the middle of my car, not a column shifter or manual transsmision. Neutral safety switch interface? I am soooooo confused with this. Please help me.

I need to know how to hook up the vats bypass also, wich wire to hook up to the relay, h2/1 or h2/2?

Thank you.

No 2nd IGN wir eon this car but you have a 2nd ACC wire ( PURPLE ) that needs to see 12 volts during remote start. Use this digram and a relay to have the blower motor engage : https://www.velocitymotorsport.com/images/install_notes/2nd_accessory_relay.jpg

I have installed a valet 561t on a 96 chevrolet monte carlo. In the wiring diagram for this car at directechs.com explains that the car has a second ignition, I did not install the second ignition from my remote start to the second ignition on the car, is this a problem? or will it cause a problem later? my car starts fine, the only thing that does not work properly is the ac, it turns on, but the air wont come out from the vents, it comes from under the dash and is not cold, any ideas? please help.